Pierre Allen
 Allen with the Seattle Seahawks in 2012 | |
| No. 95, 96 | |
|---|---|
| Position | Defensive end |
| Personal information | |
| Born | November 18, 1987 Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 265 lb (120 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Nebraska |
| NFL draft | 2011: undrafted |
| Career history | |
* Offseason or practice squad member only | |
| Awards and highlights | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Pierre Allen (born November 18, 1987) is an American former football defensive end.
College career
[edit]He played college football at Nebraska.[1] While playing at Nebraska, Allen was selected as a first-team All-Big 12 player and was the captain of the 2010 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team. He was also on the watch lists for the Lombardi Award and the Ted Hendricks Award.[2][3][4]
Professional career
[edit]Allen was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent following the end of the NFL lockout on July 26, 2011. He was injured/released on September 3, 2011, and then re-signed to Seattle Seahawks practice squad on November 9, 2011.[5]
Allen played for the Seahawks throughout the 2012 preseason. He was waived on August 31, 2012, as part of the final cuts to the 53-man roster.[6] He was not among the seven players signed to the Seahawks' practice squad.
References
[edit]- ↑ Legwold, Jeff (February 28, 2011). "Thomas Jefferson graduate Pierre Allen eager to play anywhere NFL wants him to play". Denver Post. Retrieved August 14, 2011.
- ↑ "Pierre Allen". University of Nebraska.
- ↑ Jon Nyatawa (July 29, 2010). "Allen prepared to fill gaping holes". Omaha World-Herald.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Spencer Schubert (September 8, 2009). "With Turner Out, Allen Ascends to Starting Role". Nebraska State Paper.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Seattle Seahawks Transactions". NFL.com. Retrieved December 5, 2011.
- ↑ Butler, Portis part of Seahawks cut to 53, "Butler, Portis part of Seahawks cut to 53 | KING5.com Seattle". Archived from the original on September 4, 2012. Retrieved September 2, 2012.